cold
adjective uk/kəʊld/ us/koʊld/
(LOW TEMPERATURE)
A1 （尤指相对于体温而言）冷的，寒冷的，温度低的
at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot, or warm
a cold day/house 冷天／寒冷的房子
cold food/water 冰冷的食物／凉水
cold hands 冰凉的手
cold weather 寒冷的天气
My feet are so cold. 我的双脚冰凉。
It's freezing cold today. 今天冷极了。
You'll feel cold if you don't wear a coat. 如果不穿外套你会觉得冷的。
- More examples
- It's very cold so put a jumper on.
- "I'm cold." "Shall I close this window?"
- A blast of cold air hit him as he opened the window.
- We spent the day on the beach but it was too cold to go swimming.
- I had a cold chicken breast and salad for lunch.
(UNFRIENDLY)
B1 冷淡的，冷漠的
not showing kindness, love, or emotion and not friendly
His handshake was cold, and his eyes lifeless. 他握手时很冷淡，眼睛毫无生气。
He stared into her cold, blue eyes. 他凝视着她冷漠的蓝眼晴。
She would never feel welcome in this city with its cold, unsmiling inhabitants. 置身这个城市里冷漠、面无笑容的居民之中，她永远不会感到受欢迎。
The school was a cold, unwelcoming place. 这所学校是个冷冰冰、毫无亲切感的地方。
Idioms
be (as) cold as iceidiom 冷得像冰一样;冰凉
to be extremely cold
Feel my toes - they're as cold as ice. 摸摸我的脚趾头——冰凉冰凉的。
be cold comfortidiom 无法令人觉得欣慰；于事无补
When being told a particular thing about a bad situation is cold comfort, it does not make you feel better although it is intended to.
cold hands, warm heartidiom saying 手凉心热;外表冷淡心肠热
said to someone with cold hands in order to stop them from being embarrassed
get cold feetidiom （尤指面对结婚等重要事宜时）突然退缩，裹足不前
to suddenly become too frightened to do something you had planned to do, especially something important such as getting married
give someone the cold shoulderidiom 故意冷落…，有意怠慢…
to deliberately ignore someone in an unfriendly way
I tried to be pleasant to her but she gave me the cold shoulder. 我努力想讨好她，可她反倒故意冷落我。
See also: cold-shoulder
in cold bloodidiom C2 冷血地;残酷地，无情地
If someone kills in cold blood, they kill in a way that seems especially cruel because it seems to show no emotion.
in the cold light of dayidiom 事后冷静理智地回想某事（常感到遗憾或羞愧）
If you think about something in the cold light of day, you think about it clearly and calmly, without the emotions you had at the time it happened, and you often feel sorry or ashamed about it.
The next morning, in the cold light of day, Sarah realized what a complete idiot she had been. 第二天早上，莎拉回过头来冷静地想了想，意识到自己当时是多么的愚蠢。
pour/throw cold water on somethingidiom 给…泼冷水
to criticize someone's opinions or ideas and stop people believing them or being excited about them
you're getting colderidiom （儿童游戏时用语）你距离（答案或目标）更远了;你猜得越来越离谱了
said by children playing a guessing or searching game to tell the person who is guessing or searching that he or she is getting further away from the answer or hidden object
cold
noun uk/kəʊld/ us/koʊld/
(ILLNESS)
A2 [ C ]感冒，伤风
a common infection, especially in the nose and throat, that often causes a cough, a slight fever, and sometimes some pain in the muscles
I've got a cold. 我着凉了。
She caught a cold at school. 她在学校感冒了。
UK informal Don't come near me - I've got a stinking/streaming cold (= extremely bad cold). 别靠近我——我得了重感冒。
(LOW TEMPERATURE)
B1 [ S or U ]冷，寒冷;低温
cold weather or temperatures
Don't stand out there in the cold, come in here and get warm. 外面冷，别站在那儿，进来暖和暖和。
Old people tend to feel the cold (= feel uncomfortable in cold temperatures) more than the young. 老年人往往比年轻人怕冷。
My feet were numb with cold. 我的脚冻麻了。